{"id":851,"date":"2010-03-25T13:23:29","date_gmt":"2010-03-25T13:23:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ondrocks2000.com\/standpoint\/2010\/03\/25\/do-afghans-really-support-the-taliban\/"},"modified":"2010-03-25T13:23:29","modified_gmt":"2010-03-25T13:23:29","slug":"do-afghans-really-support-the-taliban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ondrocks2000.com\/standpoint\/2010\/03\/25\/do-afghans-really-support-the-taliban\/","title":{"rendered":"Do Afghans Really Support the Taliban?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>ALEXANDER MELEAGROU-HITCHENS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>UK Islamists and sections of the extreme left continue to insist that groups like the Taliban are freedom fighters who enjoy popular support among local civilians.\u00a0 Today, a group of Afghan villagers went some way towards disproving this.<!--break--> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.blogs.cnn.com\/2010\/03\/25\/locals-pelt-slash-suicide-bomber-to-death-in-afghanistan\/\">CNN reports<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>A suicide bomber wearing a vest laden with explosives was killed by  locals Thursday in eastern Afghanistan before he was able to detonate,  police said.<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred in the Muqur  district of Afghanistan\u2019s Ghazni province, according to Kheyal Mohammad  Sherzai, a police chief in the province.<\/p>\n<p>The suicide attacker was from Pakistan\u2019s Warizistan area, authorities  said.<\/p>\n<p>The people who intervened in the incident pelted the man with stones  and slashed him with knives and were able to kill the man and give the  suicide vest to police.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Although public lynchings are not the most pleasant of affairs, this is nonetheless an encouraging insight into Afghan attitudes toward mass murdering jihadists.<\/p>\n<p><em>focusonislamism@standpointmag.co.uk\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"crunchify-link crunchify-twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Do+Afghans+Really+Support+the+Taliban%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fstandpointmag.co.uk%2Fdo-afghans-really-support-the-taliban%2F&amp;via=Crunchify\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i><\/a><a class=\"crunchify-link crunchify-facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fstandpointmag.co.uk%2Fdo-afghans-really-support-the-taliban%2F\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook-f\"><\/i><\/a><a class=\"crunchify-link crunchify-whatsapp\" href=\"whatsapp:\/\/send?text=Do+Afghans+Really+Support+the+Taliban%3F https%3A%2F%2Fstandpointmag.co.uk%2Fdo-afghans-really-support-the-taliban%2F\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fab fa-whatsapp\"><\/i><\/a><a class=\"crunchify-link crunchify-linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fstandpointmag.co.uk%2Fdo-afghans-really-support-the-taliban%2F&amp;title=Do+Afghans+Really+Support+the+Taliban%3F\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fab fa-linkedin-in\"><\/i><\/a><a class=\"crunchify-link crunchify-pinterest\" data-pin-custom=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstandpointmag.co.uk%2Fdo-afghans-really-support-the-taliban%2F&amp;media=&amp;description=Do+Afghans+Really+Support+the+Taliban%3F\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fab fa-pinterest\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>No related posts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UK Islamists and sections of the extreme left continue to insist that groups like the Taliban are freedom fighters who enjoy popular support among local civilians. 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